SpaceIL lunar lander mission - 2019 |
SpaceIL lunar lander mission - 2019 |
Sep 13 2018, 06:21 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I'm setting this up in preparation for the launch of SpaceIL's lunar mission, probably early next year. They have arranged a rideshare with Spaceflight Industries on a Falcon 9 launch early in 2019. Earlier they were saying launch in December, land on the Moon in February, so now I assume the landing might be delayed until March. This mission was originally going to be part of the Google Lunar X Prize, but that of course is now gone. It might be rekindled with a different sponsor (though I doubt it).
SpaceIL is the first of the GLXP teams to actually make it to a launch. For what it's worth, I expect Astrobotic to fly as well, and I think Team Indus and PTScientists may also get off the ground. I'm hearing things about Moon Express which cause me to doubt its chances. More on landing sites shortly. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Dec 18 2018, 09:29 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10231 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
This is the new SpaceIL landing area. Launch now set for February 2019 on a rideshare Falcon 9.
Phil EDIT: updated the map on 19 December -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Dec 28 2018, 12:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 3-September 12 From: Almeria, SE Spain Member No.: 6632 |
This is the new SpaceIL landing area. Launch now set for February 2019 on a rideshare Falcon 9. The date is NET 13-February. The ride is shared with Indonesia’s PSN-6 communications satellite. https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-c...anetary-launch/ The 13-Feb is the date that was originally foreseen as the landing date, with launch in December 2018. The lunar phase on Feb-13 is 8 days old, this means good timing for an early morning landing. Of course this will not happen this way because the trip to the Moon also needs a few days. So I expect the landing at least one month later (mid-March), or maybe even two if they follow the original flight plan. Best Thorsten PS: EDIT: "with launch in December 2018", not 2017. |
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